Clinton is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,658 people and two associated neighborhoods, Clinton is the 645th largest community in New York. Clinton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Of important note, Clinton is also a village of artists. Clinton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Clinton’s character.

Also of interest is that Clinton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Clinton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.37% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Overall, Clinton’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

Being a small village, Clinton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Clinton, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Clinton is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 58.22% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Clinton in 2022 was $48,085, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $192,340 for a family of four.

Clinton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Clinton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clinton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Clinton include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Clinton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.